Cody Rhodes Explains AEW Letting Talent Work For Other Companies

One of All Elite Wrestling’s Executive Vice Presidents, Cody Rhodes, has discussed why the promotion hasn’t been running any house shows. Speaking with DallasNews.com, Rhodes explained that the schedule their roster has allows them to be free for independent shows.

Cody explained that by taking bookings with other conpanies, they “get their reps in” without exhausting themselves with numerous house show dates. He also noted how more experienced talent is already TV-ready, pointing to his brother Dustin as an example.

“One of the benefits of working for All Elite Wrestling – if you’re a competitor – you’re really only working one day a week. The really die-hard, committed, kind of golden circle of our company is always working, and that includes wrestlers – not just management. Their minds always going. But it’s new to wrestling that Tony’s offered this schedule.”

He continued, “Some people are free to do independent [shows] on the weekends where they can keep getting their reps in. Some other people don’t need the reps – like my brother [Dustin Rhodes], he’s had 20 years of reps. He’s TV-ready always, as kind of proven by this last week in there with The Young Bucks and Santana and Ortiz. I think it’s the way it should be.”

Cody Rhodes is currently involved in a feud with former best friend, Maxwell Jacob Friedman. On a recent episode of AEW: Dynamite, Rhodes was doing all he could to entice MJF into accepting his challenge. He offered his car, his watch and even his shoes in his attempts to secure a grudge match.